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In the majoritv of cases milista!
.-r— not physical culturing as the
term is understood, They rm u'
lflikrl'als only, and the hotter who
keeps up his work when has has no
contest in view 1: an exception.
.‘l’ho contrast between the routine
of strict training and the life led
during the days of ease and indolence
is verv marked. and continuous deter.
toration seems to be the result. Ex-
cepi in rare cam, the profession:
puzilist. after a dozen years of active
rcrvicc in the ring. is a stale, listless
.peci'men of humanity. It is the rule
uht-n a boxer reaches the "has bcen"
claw to attribute his retrogrwsion to
diuipatlon. but there are‘inltanccii of
fighters who never diusipated and who
are pretriaturely old at 32.
The percentage of ptltriliitta who
iwrp themselves in good condition, in
The war promises to do what four
decades could not do to the cause”:-
tive British mind—make baseball in
min am in m '
British sporting paper. are freely
predicting that baseball illikeiy to
ruperaede cricket an the pow)» Ens-
liah some and cites the immew
crowds which have attended recent
games between Canadian troops to
back up their predictions.
From the few hundred. who attend-
ed the first game played in England
~the crowds have increased to iron
11000 to 20,000 in games held this
SHADES OF JOHN BULL! IS
‘ ' SUPERSEDE CRICKET IN ’“OLD ENGLAND?”
and out of Season, is lamentably small.
it i.< the practice. once the rigors of
training llal’n relaxed, and the contest
for which preparation was made has
pct-omit a thins of the past, to indulge
.‘m appetite with all the thinea that
were forbidden during tbc davu of
>t‘ict.regitne. ,
iiizhly manned foods, liquors, late
hours and Mother i‘xccurca which
await a class: of men who are potted.
Md courted, “trip to undo what regu-
lar work and careful dict accomplish.
8v the time u puzilist‘s signature is
required to a new set of articles of
agreement not a vo-slitzc remains, as
h rule, of his splendid tent» of a few
months previous. "
,Thc .{vstem will stand thin. strain.
more or less frequently, according to
the porters of the individual, but there
sooner or latPr.
and
fall.
CORNELL COACH IS
lTll(‘A, .\'. Y., .\'ov.
neli football team has improved con-
aiderably in the past ten days and
i-hould make a better ‘ahowing againpl
Pennsylvania than the. comparative
.1(’l.l'l3:i and records this season indi'
cate, was the opinion erprnued by Dr.
Al Sharpe, lhclbfild coach.
The players have. completed their
hard training. so signal drills in the
baseball cage and a few abort Work~
outs out of doors are on the program
for the first three day» of the week.
A slippery gridiron and cold weather
have put n stop to not-immaging, but
the round will he went out doom for
puntmt; practice and passing.
According to Dr. Sharpe, the team
has improved a lot physically, and
with the exception of Ackernecht, Reu-
tho-r and Van Horn should lu- ln fine
condition when It meets Penn,
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must cn'tne ’l limo,
when the mum of playing first
Icoze with Ilzllllff‘ is run- to cost the
ir’fler dearly. [lob Fitzoimmons and
George'findfrcv. specially mentioned
by Mr. Kauanton.‘ were boxera who
took art-at cure of themttf'll't’u.
it will Lt- rccn that the life of n
moles-lions! pugilist is not the lied of
rows eomc 'pf‘npic picture it to be.
TOM sHAnKt-zv. 54, has or
mentor orgdxmuotusrs
w my. win most of his contests Tom Sham-r. ruin"; naiior, a.
mum“). and "mm, but the strenuous- lxvavy:wclxht'.portfolio,” now owner
ms! of training and lb? “i" h“ i” "i ‘1 5i?" to” mmhment palace.‘
will ladle out the wet good» to ii" the
vi, mmmmion m such all «mom that im-tropolltan boxim: fans who have
ili- .atlilr'tic lliv- is a verl' .«hort onP.’tlH' uric“. in" '0 Ccivbmlt’ his fortr-
,.;,n lg n infill/let at unit‘s. ‘p‘i'l’ourth birthday. The. meat fighter
- . . who wan once a star drone the. heavy-
..wright‘a, was born ifi Dundallt, ire-
lamd, Nov. 26. 1373.
sharkev hin the rcpu'uzim of box
in: the rithest ex-puziliat in the
world. and his. pile ill estimated at
somewhere in ‘the neighborhood of a
quar'cr of a million dollars, After
milling the ring Tom named a cafe
in Fourteenth street, New York. llc
had cleared about 373.000 as a fictit-
er, and it is item-rally holievetl that be
tuned every cent of it. The milor halt
the reputation of being the champion
tightwml of the world. Several years
ago Sharkey not into lrflulllc with the
New York authorities on the ground
that his emporium who not as orderly
as it should be, and they sent the poor
old fellow in the tombs prison for 30
days and fined him 8500. Tom didn't
mind the 30 days so much. because
that saved him from paying his own
board, but the $300 certainly did hurt.
it must be said, on the other hand.
. that at least two people have testified
C . .. . pe . ~ .
bungee w“ made in ”w nonnel that Tom wasn't such a penurv, pinch.
:lttzilfzzrawliji‘it Jrrzztblatibwi‘nggd if as ho i9 uauailv supposed to be. So
of with Fred mu while the latter will W" M n m at that A” a ”51"?“
have Willi‘i Hartley an a riiing mate Tom had all “Ms 0' 6‘3“" lie. '13!"-
1liagin and Hanlcy were . originally ‘Wd BOD Fitzsimmom and K1“ Md‘w'
' ' and other boxers ’of lesser note. Illl’l
paired. The new - arrangemeffl fought a draw ‘m', '1“, Corbett. but
ntrengtheno both teams. Jim Jeil‘rles was just a little too much
The riders and Promoter Wellmaff for him.
will meet at the. Newark Veldrotne to'
reach an understanding on the new
scoring Mtem to prevail in the daily
hour sprint in the afternoon and two-
hotir sprint at night. ..
rrncticallv forcml to live undrrminct
RICKARD REFEREE
‘ OF SIX-DAY GRIND
SEW YORK, Nov. L'lt.——Acx ltickanl
wm t'ho:=cn Monday night ms referee
. for the nix-day bike rucc,‘which ntnrtq
. in Madison Square Garden next Sum“
day night. The ach-ction was mad-.1
flnftitilllullx by all fit? riders and Pro
tz'ioter William H. Wt'llmnn.
Rickard hast a reputation for lab
' tit-sling. and his decision on :my ques-
tion; arising during the progrcra of
the race will hr- final.
Oscar fizz. winner of the land race.
‘ and Paul Sitter, the European‘ motor
pace champion. arrived from France
Monday. They will compete in next .
truck's grind. Egg being teamed with
Frank. Kramer and Suter having Bob-
by Walthour as a partner. lost your.
Egg practically unaided, stole fhP lap
that gave his team the victory.
SUPREME COURT RECE‘SED.
WASHINGTON. .‘o'ov.’ ZSr—The Su-
promo court today rescued until Dec-
ember 10.
LAST M’FADDEN— ' ;-
moan SANGUINEE
28.-—The Cor '
it in alleged in
those for whom uuuunonses were
carried on under
plan. The police officers in their com-
plaint ray that they Were permitted
to entcr the club and without the ex-
lilbitlous alter riznim: '
blunka for tmmlwn-hip in tin- organ
izutfon and paying n nominal initia-
tion fee.
thousand rootcrs yesterday saw
football
and Thirteenth infantry
commuted of Marylanderu, defeated by
the Three ilundrcd and Fourtccnth'o
team here, The la'tcr team and
merit are compact]
ians.
«.—
nasnnsLL To
No less than 101 Canadian team
were entered in an elimination match
held in this summer and fall to decide
the championship of the Canadian
overseas form. ‘
‘The final salute was played between
‘he nine Writing the film Can-
ndial Convaleaoent' Hospital and the
030 W and Mutual)“: Br
tallonJhe former winnins Tito 1, Ser-
geant Doyle pitchlu brilliant hall.
"mun produced mun not found
in cricket." declares an expert in a
fondant sporting poet. "ml om it
s understood becomes my menu"
with hzlloi! crowda."
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COURT TO HEAR
BOXING-Gm IN
’iblth» bum bfllflfl
NEW YORK. Nov. 28.~—Maxlatrate
Ten Eyck, in the Harlem Police court
yesterday issued new-n summons“ for
tho odiciala of the New Polo A. A. of
Harlem and the boxers who took part
in boats at the club last Friday night.
the» camplaint that
id-
sued prorated and caused in box-
inx exhibition: in defiance of the law
ouch exhibitions, The
mode returnable on
prohibiting,
summonses were
Friday.
The bouts last Friday night were
the tint that the officials of the New
Polo A. A. have held since the New
Prawley law mu annullcdf'rhey wc'c
the membership
application
On Friday alao the rim of tho oili-
cinls of ihe Broadway Spottinz Club
of Brooklyn will he called in the (illicit
avenuo court before Magistrate lion-
ard North. Both cases are similar and
upon the decisions, in each will dc- ‘v1'II/AR'D‘SAYS HE
pend the future of boxing in thin cltv.
t
EDDIE COLLINS IN NEXT
DRAFT AT CAMP MEADE, PA.
f'Al/ll' MEAN-Z, Pm, Nov. 23.--~Tcn
thc
team of the Thrre llundrcd
Regiment.
reli-
ut' l’cnnrvlvan‘
it was paid yesterday that Eddie
f‘ollins, second baseman of the Chi-
cazo Americans, would probably come
here. soon «it a selected man. Eddie
Collins. who h. in Phliadeipbip’sod
he was not summoned in the first
draft, but "would not be surprised
his nuttlbcr were reached in the ant
call.
it
JOE LEOUARD TO ENLIST
Senators' lnfieldcr Will Join Quarter-
router's Corps
“'ASHINGTON, i'ov, 28.—.loc Leon-
tird, infielder of the Walhinzton base-
ball team. has notified Manager Grif-
fith that he will come here, this wed:
from his home- in West Chicano, ill..
to enlist
Corps of the Xational Army as “My
charlie and repair man. '
in th Quartermaster’s
Leonard will be the first member of
the local team to enter the United‘
States service.
i
.—
-Se’ntincl*l\'ant Ada. nre winnor-
l
r
r
heavyweight, in answer to criticiumu
on his alleged indifference in defend-
ing his title.
my title.
readiness in the past und will dot-to in
the future. 1 do not believe the public
wantr a heavyweight champion can
[Psi at this time.
mlntaken and flip! public sentiment in
to the effect that it will prove benefl- __r_
ciol to the community, l am rafldy and
willing to defend the title, provided a
suitable; purse is guaranteed.
to state further that a glance at the
records will show that I am the only
heavyweight pugllllt, with the emeri-
tlon _of Jim Jeffriea, who defeated the
title within a your after it was won."
right. , .
KNIGHT sTREET A. M. E. CHURCH
services at 8 p. m., this evening, a
sermon by the punter, theme. "Why
Should 1 Be Thankful." The choir will
render a special musical program.
dially invited.
touch with good. live, thinking people.
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Backfield Methods of Nomunumtes Eavoritism Being.
Dante, rants and, Shown in Draft—Inter-
Dutmauthbidnr But Ad-’ vie“: Creates Baseball
‘hemtoOHStuh‘ { Emu—Ed Barrow Comes
NEW '. .ilic. Nov. 28.—-'l‘here were, mu! With W For
no striking new styles shown among; “Alibi
in. m exhibited on the 1m tooi,’
hall shelf. No conch turned in anv-
thing so tngonlus as the multiple
kick. Backfield formation were. var-
ied, but adhered entirely to proved
methods that had been built in other
seasons. Nomi” original deVeloped in
the way of line shifts.
There was. in fact. but one thing
about the 1917 football amen that
distinguished it. Tinnitus the foot-
ballizinz of the Army and Navy and
the college service eleven rivalry that
developed. Otherwile this ue?on will
be an easy one to forget.
In the study of football tactics
nothing in more interesting than the
various backfield formation which
different coaches advocate. There is.
Ban Johnson is treading on damm-
ous ground. A (‘lhicaeo newspaper
prints on alleged interview with the
preoidem of the American League. in
which, in defending his attitude. in
'he matter of the. exemption of lilo
ers from draft,
saying?-
"What chance is there for a pennant
race that ,will command interact if one
or two club owners have sufficient
local political pull to restrain their
teams intact while others are riddled
by the draft?"
This in the language that l, E. San"-
‘
Johnson is quoted an
into Mr. Johnson's mouth. And Mr.-
Sanborn is known as a reliable and
. , rutie' , 'v - ' '
[or inetancE. no point of similarity be- spoilt; (oilsenutive chroniclei ot
tween Dartmouth‘a rhythmlo tossing 1“ even 5'
Johnson is made to preface tho-so
attack, inutituted by Cavanauizh, and
Penn's end stabs "filament-kirk fon-
mation aside from the fact that each
tries to advance t.lte.piukin.
Nor can the line plumes of Rutzcrp.
wherein the man carrying the bull in
the, only one to slap the line, be com-
pared with the penetrating Impact: of
McLart-n, who is followed throunh bv
the remainder of the. Pitt backfield.
Michigan runs the inaioritv of he:
plan from the conventional “T" for-
mation, while Notre Dame. employii
the "'hollow. square." Emit of ”it'll?
different styles is built with the hope
that it will tncouraxe a faster start
and afford the runner protection, and
all of them seem to be about equal
lhrir efficacy depending upon the
backfield mcn themselves.
words of intimation of political pull
in matters concerning the draft, in
Satiborn'o Mary. by an outburct
against the National league, in tie
tense hi hi:- own and the Amarictin
imazue'u patriotism. But the charm
that lit indirectly maker bv adroit
BUZKPSlion. that certain clubs have.
been, or will be. favored in the draft
Overaiiudowv iilt‘ rent of tho alleged
intcr‘ ictv.
Serious Charge. if Mode
l.’ Johnson has llccn corrcctly quot-
ed by Mr. Sanborn it would Het'lll that
he has jumped from the frying mm in-
to the fire. The suggestion that the
government exempt eighteen plavcrs
from each major lcarzue club pales in-
to insignificance beside the implica-
tion that political pull has enabled the
owners of ccrtain‘ clubs to rctaln their
pluvinc utrenuth while others less for-
tunate have lost manv of their stars.
it is nlmmt unbelievable that a mun
of Johnson's reputed sauacit'y should
make such a charge by intimation
even. Yet. there it is in .‘llr. Sanborn'a
story. ’
Thcrc reams to he only one course
for Mr. Johnson to pursue now. lie.
will either inure to prove that he was
niiaquoled or overquoted, or go
tllronzh with it, and give evidence a!
the political pull he is made to spunk
of. General Growdor, who in in
charge of the draft. will undoubtedly
take cotrnizance of Johnson's alleged
remurkh He cannot very well over-
iS READY TO FIGHT
"7 PURLIC DEMANDS
.i.\(‘KSO.\'Vli.i.E. in Nov. :8.»—
Thc followint: statement Willi made
last night by Jess Willard. champion
"i am ready at all tinir-s to defend
i think I have proved my
Should I find l am
I wish
According to the records, Jess is
There. will be special Thanksgiving
All that should be thankful are cor-
]. A. McCoy Pastor.
Sentinel Want Advs. keep you in
"’"i-v to New York.
lflilliiiil our llama murmurs
. to ovum illiiilidiiiiilil
born of the "Chicago Tribune" putt
,1 .' competing.
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look them Nor can the draft boards Fms
that hue passed on major league
piELVE‘lz' claim for exemption.
Johnson throws the integrity of the
draft under suspicion by insinuaiion
and inference, if Mr. Sanborn ha'»
quoted him correctly. it is really to .
serious a matter to be commented
seriously by the writer without 1 1 "“ who 10’“
ther first-hand knowledge of t' ' Mi..- u 'li.
facts.
One thing
of all.
is sure. Johnson's ta};
of favoritism in the Chicago interviemand meet anyone of hill weight
few pounds over. Mdv Mullinsim
has the young fighting
referred to does not clarify the base
ball situation. in fact, it beclouds it
more than ever.
Here Come! the Alibi
Edward G, Barrow, president of the
international League, says: that Ban
Johnson is being unjustly critic-filed
for a etatemt-nt, alleged to have been
made by him. that he would link for
the exemption of major leaeue base-
ball players from the national armv.
“Jim Price. Harry Frame, and l
were present in Mr. .lolmson'n Oflif’“.
along with a couple of newspapermen.
when Mr. lohnwn was outmoded to
have made the remarkit." said Bar-
row. "The talk was about baseball
during war times and it was pointed
out during the discussion that Connie
Mack had lost iterated players, while
the Red Box and indium had also 105:.t
several men. Johnson took part in
the discussion and said, amour. Olhlfl
lhinxs; that the presnnt high stand
urd of baseball could not be cotttinltcd
unless a majority of the players Ft"-
curcd exemption. Johnson did no-
sav he would ask for the exemption
of, a single player. He referred to
the players who had legitimate claim:-
for exemption. and never for an in-
ntant intended to ask for any epcciul
favors, ills remarks were garbled
and twisted around so that he has
bccn made it target for altumcful
abuse."
LEADINGMAT MEN
ENTER BIG TOURNEY
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.~,'l'he illil'tr
duction of a world‘s championship
tournament for the t::~(.ch-a-.-catch~cun
wrestling title meant: that this country
will be the rccogrtired wrestling cen
ter of the world. When thc opening
Paul under his wing.
the end. ,
"When i was
Smith some years.
lcr i like 'cm.
pick my opmnrnll
m ore.
he foutzitt almost
ropes as he di
is a verv unusual
most of on
the vast u
[tour of all nations
performance takes place next ihionday ‘5’”- 1
at the. Lexington theatre, Fifty—first o‘ci’i‘ii‘mm “m
thctu.
street and Lexington avenue, all lht-
world's famous wrestlers will be on
hand.
it is the intention of thc mural-*-
is u uorkint: citizen
mm w ”my mum to ”w "m” 0‘ “Filth the high-spirited
thirt conic tame a. ori ' at - “n ‘ . , .7
plunged H “ gm 1) fire and vigor begins to fade a”!
The entry list will cloac tonight at
midnight. Waldcck Zbyszko, Hurt
Caddoclt, Joe'Stochcr, "Strangler"
Lewis. .1955 \i'cotergagd and American
have already signified their intention
to do so.
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i :t-utenant 'I‘tcilllati, the Italian‘aviator, Who has shown Americans how to fly a biplane which can“
twelve passengers. is now assemblinc. in Virginia the great (‘nproni triplanc. which‘will carry twenty perm
This was built by Giovanni Caproni in Italy and shipped to the Unacd States. '
illitl. “"
99mm
Amour: the modern boxers them.
;~, tight more 1*
Paul. the *
champion. He is always ready in u ‘
hour's notice to jump into the I“ ,
declares.”
Mike is the most uneasy wbov
world when he has no match on
fact, he is always spoiling for a “V
within the ropes, although he is fl‘
at all mossy outside the ring. .
O'Dowd lust at present imaging-i”
can beat the remarkable boxer, ‘
Gibbons. He its fairly wild to mtg
up with hla fellow townsman.
clever Michael for, some reason
other will not give O'Dowd the a“
tunity he so greatly desires.
There is quite a flock o! boxaru._
are only too ready to aide-atep a.“
l meanthoae. who oniv enter the ‘1”?
when they are in a poorfinanciahn
dition. and only fight “hen then.”
absolutely forced to do no,
name quitt- a list of these nimble .
steppera. but i» would only mm M,
feelinxs and probably do no 3009’
a young
duck, full of pep and ginger. 1 “M‘
get sure when some dub. chalk“
the to fight," said Mysterioua m
“Now it's 4“
different. The easier they are the“?
in fact, l'd prefer
nowadays
some old man's home or
Mysterious Biliv was some a
in his heyday. about 20 years ago it
He was ho fond of fighting“
an often outsldo .
d within the ring, w".
occurrence- 9*
r fopnotch fistlc stars. ‘
it is indeed a vcrv noted fact M
I iaioritv of the famous (:1.‘
were.
quiet fellow», who would tamer I“ _'
step a street row than get mixed 91“
However, there may have m
Smith was one- i ,
But as Billy grew older ad
and today h ‘
in
Ohio, in the building contracting
wiser he named down.
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Sentinel Want Ads are Winners. 3
Tile flight may be. front ‘9’
no,
barpd'fi
in!”
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1 m
l *
hot-beau,
tic-pliant.
t.
pea“ '.
Girl-'9‘“
bflj»
humus-r '
n
most rimrriuen lose the desire to “g, f‘ .
bat, except when they can see 9‘
bricht financial or other good re“
SWEENEY CIONTVST
On Nov. 27. 1937!, George McFadden
defeated Patsy Sweeney iyi tWenty
round; at New Britain, Conn. 'l"hi.=
was the last of several meetings i)c-"
tween these two boys, who once rank- t
ed among the . leaders of the light ' W
weight. close. Their first Walk)“ was; i i
milled ad in New York in 11900, when -
McFadden won in twenty-one rotiuds.’
Later in the same year they mixed it
in Boston. for fifteen rounds, and this,
time l’atay held his own and trot a
draw. A. year later Patsy and George?
lonzht. another draw in New Haven?
9" and the the lane was not finally den
cidcd until "Elbows" belted "mt-y ini
New (Britain. Sweeney warp natl’o
Jr outlay,» trialling and whip”
on my on Lam-r. no a»
diner, Sofie alley. lfnrty ”who. and'
flatly Multan. McFadden was one
of the greatest ”only; W31“. ‘7 ’
mu inner had and at. namu with
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